If I Wrote the Dictionary
ACROSS 1 Bank acct. protector 5 Small price to pay 9 Arizona pro, briefly 14 Agcy. with a returns policy? 17 A stripper takes it off 18 “Argo” or “Fargo” 19 Creator of Aramis 20 D.C. player, briefly 21 (n.) the study of temper tantrums through the ages 23 (adj.) pertaining to praise 25 Suffix on non-diet drinks 26 Heart Foundation advice, “___ and move more” 28 Curacao, for ex. 29 Shepherd slain by a farmer 30 Astringent found in wine 33 “Jingle Bells” preposition 34 (adj.) before the “chicken or egg” concept originated 37 (adj.) having the smell of abandoned sweatshops 39 London “rest stations” 40 Slyly malicious 41 Parisian street 42 U.S. 1, for one: abbr. 43 Cache for Cortes 44 Shrewd 45 (n.) clothing 47 (n.) a female goat 49 Letters on a Delorean 52 Word with bi- or semi53 Printer resolution meas. 55 Lavender or lilac 56 “Farewell, Fabio!” 57 Site: abbr. 58 Mop & ___ 60 Dreamer’s acronym 62 Many mag pages 63 B-boy insert 64 Like a barbecue pit 66 (adj.) contradictory; out of touch with reality (said of legislators) 70 Conceal, as a coin 71 Begin to move 72 Occurring around the 30th, as store sales: abbr. 73 Signal when sinking 74 Lisa to Bart or vice versa 76 Frame-filling grp. 77 Meet face-to-face? 78 N.J. army base 80 Taylor Swift song that contains the line, “Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer” 82 Stumble over 84 Smart guy 85 (n.) a lipstick store 87 (n.) animal that’s half horse, half cow 89 Epoch’s English cousin 90 “___ seen worse” 91 Battleship letters 92 Start of the 7th century 93 Iliac intro 95 Salon sound 96 (n.) the tendency of a dog or cat to get annoyed easily 100 (n.) a spinning device used in underground laboratories 102 CIO partner 103 Lake cabin, sometimes 104 Biblical king or actor Katz 105 Bailed-out insurance co. 106 Good-as-new tire 109 U.K. honor 110 (adj.) consisting of a single stanza, in music 113 (adj.) having a predilection for French bread 116 NYSE overseer 117 So out it’s in 118 Historic caravel 119 “Never ___ happen” 120 Lost item in a Ford film 121 Full of attitude 122 Pre-college exams 123 Garden party goodbye DOWN 1 1960s-70s Saudi king 2 (v.) to revoke the license of a business operator 3 QB’s dread 4 Kennedy or Lincoln, for ex. 5 In a grotesque grimace 6 Sinister stare 7 More comfortable 8 Julia in “Ocean’s Eleven” 9 Banned spray 10 Hides, dog-style 11 Bearded brethren 12 Pay-TV program 13 Frankfort sch. 14 Shortly 15 Almost never 16 Vogue’s thing 17 Album insert 18 Reply of mock innocence 22 “Freedom ___ free” 24 Palate-pleasing 27 Newspaper section 31 World’s smallest republic 32 Swelling reducer 35 Underlying reason 36 Pesters 38 39 Mary’s boss 44 Decennial count 45 Christian’s predecessor 46 “That’s ___ need” 47 Well, to Michel 48 Makeover 49 (n.) removal of a non-elected figure from office 50 Card holder? 51 Scam artist 52 Big buy of 1867 54 Favorable 56 Tube top? 59 Small-bridge limit, maybe 61 Classic British twoseaters 65 Soph. and jr., e.g. 67 Packages to pay for 68 Calhoun or Culkin 69 Part of LASIK 75 Harness part 78 Wall-to-wall measurement 79 Bandleader Cugat 81 Cancels a choice 83 Antediluvian Peruvian 85 “Chicago” co-star 86 One of 435, briefly 88 D.C.’s historic Dumbarton Bridge is on it: abbr. 89 When Faust kills Valentin 91 In advance 93 Sting’s real last name 94 Thick as ___ 95 Atkins diet no-nos 97 Language that gave us “horde” 98 Beach shelter 99 High court’s Kagan 100 “El Capitan” composer 101 Sock deliverers? 102 Bright lobbies 107 Omar of “House” 108 Coach Parseghian 111 Triage sites, briefly 112 Powell’s whodunit partner 114 U.S. Army E-5 115 ___ fault